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ELECTROTYPE, BRUTTIUM. Lokroi Epizephyrioi. Circa 275 BC. "AR Nomos" (21mm, 7.28 g, 3h). British Museum electrotype by Robert Ready or his sons. Laureate head of Zeus left; NE monogram below / Roma seated right on cuirass, leaning on shield, being crowned by Pistis standing left. Head, Guide, –. For prototype, cf. HN Italy 2347 and SNG ANS 531. As made, toned.
This electrotype copies a remarkable coin that commemorates the alliance of Lokris with Rome during the time Pyrrhos of Epeiros was campaigning against Rome in southern Italy. Initially an ally of Pyrrhos, Lokris eventually changed her allegiance, and thereby received favorable treatment by the Romans after the war. Contemporary commemorations of specific historical events are very rare in Greek coinage.
This electrotype copies a remarkable coin that commemorates the alliance of Lokris with Rome during the time Pyrrhos of Epeiros was campaigning against Rome in southern Italy. Initially an ally of Pyrrhos, Lokris eventually changed her allegiance, and thereby received favorable treatment by the Romans after the war. Contemporary commemorations of specific historical events are very rare in Greek coinage.